It has been asserted that one of Manchester City’s goals in attempting to sign Josko Gvardiol is to further elevate Erling Haaland.
Dean Jones, a journalist for Ranks FC Ultras, posted this after it was revealed on Thursday that City thought the RB Leipzig star was the finest defender in the world for his age group.
Now, it appears that a major motivation for Josko Gvardiol’s impending move to Manchester City is to increase the threat posed by Erling Haaland.
How Josko Gvardiol, according to Manchester City, will make Erling Haaland even scarier
On Wednesday, it was revealed that Leipzig and City had reached an agreement regarding a transfer involving the Croatian. The agreed-upon sum was revealed to be £77.5 million, add-ons excluded.
Internally, the treble winners feel that the 21-year-old has the kind of talent that could guide the team’s defense for the next ten years.
Since Josko Gvardiol has been added, Dean Jones has claimed that Manchester City still believes that Erling Haaland can improve.
The idea behind that is that Haaland will get the ball quicker because Gvardiol spots things quicker and can push the ball into the midfield or even the frontline quickly. This is something that was brought up to me about Gvardiol and his style of play a couple of weeks ago. It will result in Haaland receiving the ball in the area more quickly and clubs finding it more difficult to halt City’s onslaught.
The treble-winners have a clever plan for elevating Erling Haaland.
One might envision how Josko Gvardiol, a target for Manchester City, may help Erling Haaland given his exceptional passing ability, which he has demonstrated repeatedly by finding former teammate Christopher Nkunku. He is also capable of bringing the ball out of defense with ease.
The Norwegian superstar has frequently had to rely on his excellent predatory instincts inside the box to score goals because the Sky Blues frequently face low blocks in the Premier League and even in Europe.
Haaland, though, would greatly benefit if the ball were given early to him in behind opposing defenders by his soon-to-be partner. Haaland is one of the fastest players in the world and is an absolute nightmare to stop in transition.
The strategy employed by Manchester City makes perfect sense and may increase their threat level for the upcoming campaign.